For a mandala challenge at the beginning of the year 2020 I decided to create all my mandala's in freeform electronics. Some of the results came out very good and I will share them here for others to make as well.
This tree of life is very similar to the tons of wire versions out there. Just do a search for "wire tree of life" and you will find examples and instructions. For this freeform version I wanted to give it a little twist and added LED's to the end of the branches.
Create a 2" diameter circle an mark 6 spots for the LED's (approximately 45 degree from each other)
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Bend the brass rod and solder the end
Use the template to bend the brass rod
It helps to use a round object as follows:
I used a small piece of double sided tape to keep the open ends together before soldering. Applying flux before soldering makes it easier to join both sides.
3
Cut and bend the branches
Cut 16 6" long strips and bend these in half as follows: